Pitman – Black-Face Parade, 1900 (8)
A photograph taken around 1900 of a parade “float” in Pitman, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Note that the occupants of the float are in “black-face.” None of those pictured are identified […]
Millersburg – World War II Patriotic Cover, 1945 (1)
A World War II era patriotic cover or envelope mailed from Millersburg Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on August 11, 1945, at 7:30 a.m. The cachet features the flag […]
Porter-Tower High School, 1962
A 1962 composite photograph of the graduates of the Porter Township – Tower City High School. Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identification of the individual photos: Top Row: Harvey Adams; […]
The Hermit of the Blue Mountains
A photograph taken around 1910 of the “Hermit of the Blue Mountains,” Benjamin Loeb, preparing his dinner. The visitor, at left, is Levi Ritzman, a storekeeper in Strausstown, Berks County, […]
John A. Proudfoot – White Supremacist, 1866
During the Civil War, John A. Proudfoot served as a Private with Company H of the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry. His military record is from his muster on 21 February 1865 […]
James M. Sheibley of Lykens, 1949
A 1949 portrait photograph of James M. Sheibley of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1949 yearbook, The Spectrum, of Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, available […]
Bootleg Mining
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. Included was a section on the history of […]
Herndon Post Office, 1881
An envelope or cover addressed to Mr. Abraham Deppen, Mahanoy, Northumberland County, Pemmsylvania, from the Herndon Post Office, Northumberland County, on December 30, 1881. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]